2020 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grants, Feminist Press at Fifty, and More
Literary Review cancels this year’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award; Alexander Chee muses on writers’ block; Kelly Harris-DeBerry charts her origins as a poet; and other stories.
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Ten Questions for Morgan Christie
“There’s never a lack of inspiration.” —Morgan Christie, author of These Bodies
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Raven Leilani Wins Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, Namwali Serpell on Black Nonchalance, and More
New York Public Library highlights 125 New York City books; Roald Dahl’s family issues apology for the author’s anti-Semitism; Brit Bennett listed among Entertainment Weekly’s Entertainers of the Year; and other stories.
Craft Capsule: The Arc of Epiphany
The author of Thin Places considers how to write an essay (or essay collection) that follows the arc of epiphany.
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Poet and Nuyorican Café Founder Miguel Algarín Has Died, Barnes & Noble Announces Book of the Year, and More
Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Alison Lurie has died; Camilla Townsend wins Cundill History Prize; Danez Smith on revision; and other stories.
GalleyCrush: Libertie
Kaitlyn Greenidge’s Libertie, forthcoming from Algonquin Books on March 30, 2021.
Akil Kumarasamy Wins Bard Fiction Prize, Nalo Hopkinson Named Damon Knight Grand Master, and More
Nonprofit launches crowdfunding campaign to buy Tolkien home; Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell dubbed Waterstones Book of the Year; industry leaders react to shuttering of BookExpo, BookCon, and UnBound; and other stories.
ReedPop Retires BookExpo, New Yorker Writers Select Best Books of the Year, and More
Emily Bell to join Zando as head of editorial; O, the Oprah Magazine previews queer books forthcoming in 2021; Hannah Matthews writes on pregnancy during the pandemic; and other stories.
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year, University of New Mexico Press to Launch New Imprint, and More
Yu Miri on highlighting voices that “aren’t often heard”; Athena Dixon reflects on her path to creative nonfiction; the Guardian names its top poetry books of the year; and other stories.
Ten Questions for Francesca Ekwuyasi
“I was surprised by how much agency my characters seemed to have.” —Francesca Ekwuyasi, author of Butter Honey Pig Bread
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